Alvin Ieong

Mr Alvin Ieong has 30 years’ experience as a hospital and community optometrist, including pivotal roles in pioneering optometry glaucoma and laser clinics in 2013. Mr Ieong has extensive experience in paediatric care, myopia control, dry eye management, emergency eyecare, medical contact lenses. He also has undertaken long-term posts in refractive/Lasik clinics and high prescriptions management. Mr Ieong has experience in light therapy for dry macular degeneration.

Qualifications/Professional memberships

• BSC (Hons) Optometry

• MSc Optometry

• MCOptom

• Dip Therapeutics

• Higher Certificate Glaucoma

• College of Ophthalmology supervisor in glaucoma laser treatment

Current NHS/University posts

• Moorfields Eye Hospital

• Glaucoma

• A&E

• Medical contact lenses

Medical training

• BSC (Hons) Cardiff University 1994

• MSC 2001 City University

Research interests/experience

• Research publications in glaucoma, high myopia and refractive surgery

• Clinical researcher in landmark EAGLE angle closure glaucoma study

• Treating dry macular degeneration with red light and collating data for innovative publication

• Investigation of watery eyes

• Refraction and prism control

• Complex contact lenses including scleral lenses

Languages spoken

English